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Sounds like Trump is doing the right thing and telling Mueller, "Bite me." Not only is there not any probable cause, there is not even reasonable suspicion of any wrongdoing to justify questioning him (or anyone else), especially with respect to the fraudulent claim of Russian collusion.

"Hi, I'm Oprah. I'm the spokesperson for Weight Watchers but can't control my weight. I tell you how to run your marriage but I can't commit to marriage. I tell you how to raise your kids but I'm too selfish to have any. But hey, I'm black and a woman, so I check all the boxes. Even though I knew about Weinstein, I support the Me too movement."

Mrs. Maisel was entertaining. The characters were, for the most part, likable and funny. I'm not knocking it, but there was an underlying political correctness that I found irksome. For example, Mrs. Maisel's lesbian manager rescues her from the clutches of an agent who was undoubtedly grooming her for future sex and who had no interest in her career advancement. Well and good. Such men exist. Still, one wonders why this was the only improper advance. The lesbian manager, the jazz musicians, and Lenny Bruce were all too high minded and pure to engage in caddish behavior. Only straight, white businessmen are caddish.......I have the feeling that if Lenny Bruce were alive in a #metoo moment, the women would be pounding away at him. In the series, he's some kind of beatific presence.

We just finished watching Brooklyn on Amazon Prime, and sure enough it was a magnificent movie. The story and the actors were at a superior level of emotional intelligence that really never has been done better. It was pure Cinema gold. Of course Drugged out Fantasyland trash out of Hollywood was not involved. It was a British/Canadian production filmed in Ireland and Quebec.

As an aside, it hits the Mary Anne McLeoud story in all points. A lone refugee comes to Brooklyn , and is welcomed to the United States. After going back and forth, she ends up married to a tradesman who becomes a builder on Long Island.

The emotional courage level of the young lady is 100%, and this perfect 10 actress communicated more using her eyes and facial expressions than we are likely to see on the screen again. It was enough to make a grown man cry.

Maybe Trump should agree to be interviewed by Mueller provided he is treated similarly to how Clinton was treated for her FBI interview: (1) he is not required to be under oath; (2) his associates should be given immunity; and (3) Mueller should already have concluded in writing that he committed no crime.

As Trump has said, since there is no crime, there is no need for an interview.

Prosecutors don't get to just question people willy-nilly. They don't have a right to be nosy.

The ONLY reason for Mueller to question Trump is to try to trap him into saying something that Mueller later claims is false.

If there is a meeting, then Trump should turn the tables and question Mueller instead. Trump should tell Mueller, "You misunderstood. I'm not here to answer your questions. You are here to answer mine."

The President has the right to remain silent. If his national security advisor Flynn had any instinct for self preservation, and/or a lawyer, he would have understood he had the same right. Hell, if Bill Clinton had taken the Fifth on the Lewinski thing, he would still be a lawyer in good standing.

Before you get anywhere near the President's right to remain silent, you have to establish the prosecutor's authority to question him. And Mueller has none. You need at the very least some reasonable suspicion of an offense that is within the prosecutor's jurisdiction. Prosecutor's don't have the legal authority to simply demand that someone answer his questions. This isn't some stupid TV show.

There is a big #metoo story related to a youth pastor asking a 17 year old girl to perform a sex act and now she is accusing him of sexual assault is is angry the church didn't call the cops (17 is the age of consent in texas)

Maybe Trump should agree to be interviewed by Mueller provided he is treated similarly to how Clinton was treated for her FBI interview: (1) he is not required to be under oath; (2) his associates should be given immunity; and (3) Mueller should already have concluded in writing that he committed no crime.